Compete
Our 2012 Finalists:
Vancouver Native Housing Society:Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery
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Presentation Coach: Vancity Credit Union
Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society:Natural Resource Studies
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Presentation Coach: Junxion Strategy
Our Finalists received a combination of:
- VNHS: $10,000 worth of hours from ASQ : Creating better workplaces and communities by advancing learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results.
- VNHS: 100 hours from JDQ Systems. Together - we innovate improvements. Imagine if someone could prove that it profits business to help the community...
- EMBERS: $5,000 worth of hours from KPMG. Providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services and industry insight to help organizations manage risk and performance in the dynamic and challenging environments in which they do business.
- HG: $5,000 from Junxion Strategy. Helping mission-driven organisations reach and build markets.
- EMBERS: $10,000 grant from TELUS. Believing that in order to do well in business, we must do 'good' in the communities where we live, work and serve.
- VNHS & HG: $5,000 grant from Vancity Community Foundation. Focused in the areas of social enterprise development, community-owned real estate, and a collaborative approach toward change.
The 2012 Dragons:Janet Austin, CEO - YWCA Vancouver
Lorne Burns, Partner - KPMG Vancouver
Jon Morrison, Principal & President - JDQ Systems
Mike McCarthy, VP -- TELUS
Taming the Dragons were our Masters of Ceremonies:Mike Rowlands, Junxion Strategy
Pam Chaloult, Renewal
Previous presenters at Social Enterprise Dragons include: